Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Massachusetts Lowell/FYSH (Fall 2020)

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Course name
FYSH
Institution
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Instructor
Rae Mansfield
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2020-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
78


FYSH: Text and the City is an Arts and Humanities Core Curriculum Course in which students are introduced to public history, museum studies, sustainability and repurposing of post-industrial space, and history of the industrial revolution, the labor movement, and how immigration and personal histories relate to both. Students will be learning facility with sources and will be adding citations and expanding articles related to course content.

Student Assigned Reviewing
EFMagnant
Teaferrara Communists in the United States Labor Movement (1919–37), Media manipulation
Mireyda24 COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, Wrestling Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Shreyas Patel 11 Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States
Cyprian72
Minigun Man Appeal to ridicule 3D modeling
Whogan817 Overwatch
Akwan076
1x2y3z Key deer, Storeria occipitomaculata
Jakecorrenti Technology and society
Alexa GH Dominican Republic, Student financial aid (United States)
Thidalis Gong Cha, Houseplant
Splash6815 Moon rock, Computer engineering
HeatherMIlano Ipswich High School (Massachusetts), Tom Nijssen
VictoriaCignotti 2020 Dijon riots, Lawrence H. Knox
Ruthieruth101 Student loans in the United States, Higher education bubble in the United States 2020 Dijon riots, Appeal to ridicule
Goldfish466 Francis Cabot Lowell, Father John's Medicine
Myawinslow Somerville Theatre, College tuition in the United States, State school
Drashti 2024 Rhetoric, Lowell High School (Massachusetts)
Eastern Bluebird Eastern bluebird, American black bear
Lindsayb26 Hockey East, Burlington, Massachusetts
Hmorine Dracut, Massachusetts, College Hockey East, Dover Demon
Aimen Elhout Cost and financing issues facing higher education, College tuition in the United States
Maddiegear Technology and society, Manning School of Business, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Datpao
Fall2020fysh
JazzyPaddle Genome informatics, Black snake (firework)
HDolan Indoor percussion ensemble, Mansfield, Massachusetts
Rznemo Timeline of Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts firsts
LS1701 Foramen magnum COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts
Ccdesouza143
Sarahcurley14 ServSafe, Essex Agricultural and Technical High School
Rachael thompson Nashoba Valley Technical High School, Brendon Urie
Claudiahan5 UMass Lowell River Hawks, 2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, 2020 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, Delta Kappa Phi, Adjunct professors in North America, Pooh-pooh, Cambodian genocide
Mendesjh20 Drowning
Gs01uml Panda3D
Tabl3
Aliciadonofrio List of University of Massachusetts people, Lowell Technological Institute
Leonisa001 Bard (Dungeons & Dragons), Chickadee
DominicKittel 3D modeling, Dark web
Idesouza1 Nursing Students Without Borders, Best Buddies International
MrFyerOne Brockton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Route 28 3D modeling
ThomasBabaian Time signature, A Farewell to Kings (song)
Igillies12 Applecross, Edinburgh Agreement (2012), Polecat
Jmw5702 Critical terrorism studies, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
Limúnar22 James F. Phillips
Cmaloney63 Appeal to ridicule, Gotcha journalism
Colinoneill1 Atlas bear, Ancient technology
CdTheReader History of New Hampshire, Merrimack High School, USS Merrimack (1855), CSS Virginia
Locust Socks Sidney Gottlieb, Emilio J. M. de Carvalho
Farrell101 Outcome bias
Noahhb11 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey, Bill Russell
Muiyashi Osu!
Tjkush 2002 Student debt
Matthewtobin List of freshwater game fish, Game fish
Jvamvas111
MollyMcinnis Ana Roque de Duprey
Sir Danyul Soft skills
Embellishment FHA insured loan, Write-off
EvelynMaillet Minimum wage in the United States, College tuition in the United States
Skman1000
CelinePC Civil and political rights, The Hundreds
Walterrichardson John Lowell
Maria.gorfu
Mrw4444 Amenemhat III
Jacobd3334 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Labor rights
Lesliesantos24 Student financial aid (United States), Forensic engineering
Sophpants Lowell mills, Sustainability at American Colleges and Universities, Lowell mill girls
Reality.error Pinkerton Academy, Derry, New Hampshire
Rach37 Jonathan Groff
Nils Idman
LowellB108 Martha's Vineyard
Trsv0 Dota 2, C. & J. Clark
Alex Archetti143
Fysh3293
Ndoanna
Bousqi Leonard Matlovich, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, A. Philip Randolph
The one and only Kale University of Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Lowell Marching Band
Ellistrev Neutron radiation, Dark radiation

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review one article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.


Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Milestones

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.